BREWER — Sophomore left-hander Karli Theberge and the Hermon High School Hawks got stingier as the playoffs progressed and they saved their best for last. Theberge, backed by several defensive gems, tossed a six-hit shutout and senior catcher Shania Haskell had three singles as the Hawks beat Wells 6-0 to claim the state Class B […]
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Class C baseball: Raiders pick off Hawks
The Hawks ran into a roadblock at Saturday’s Class C state championship. Two to be precise — Gage Feeney and Jared Taylor. Feeney tossed a complete game four-hitter and Taylor went 3 for 4 with two doubles and five runs batted in to lead Washington Academy to a 7-1 win at Mahaney Diamond on the […]
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H.S. softball: Skowhegan slugs way to A crown
The Skowhegan softball team wanted Thornton Academy to know what to expect Saturday afternoon and a barrage of hits and runs in the first inning signalled that effectively. “I think it let them know that this was going to be a contest,” Skowhegan coach Lee Johnson said. “They weren’t just a team showing up and […]
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Class D softball: Martin, Richmond dismiss Limestone
BREWER — Richmond High School freshman right-hander Meranda Martin did something no pitcher has been able to do this season during Saturday’s state Class D softball final: hold Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics to fewer than seven runs. She held the Eagles to five runs on nine hits and the Bobcats used […]
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Class A state baseball: Courtney, Bangor whip Windham
The University of Maine-bound right-hander buckled down instead, racking up his ninth and 10th strikeouts, then braced himself for the dog pile in front of the mound as the Rams celebrated their first Class A state title since 2006 with an 8-0 win over Windham at Mahaney Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: South Portland holds off Brunswick for Class A title
PORTLAND — The Brunswick Dragons seemed on the cusp of a big-time comeback. Down 6-2 after South Portland goaltender Edward Hellier stole the show in the first half with 11 point-blank saves, the Dragons opened up on the Red Riots in the third quarter. Behind the face-off prowess of Ian Schlosser and two goals each […]
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Class B baseball: Greely sidesteps Caribou
BANGOR — Reid Howland was merely looking to hit a fly ball as he stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh inning Saturday. What came off his bat was even better — an RBI single through a drawn-in infield that produced the only run of the game as Greely High School of […]
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H.S. softball: Madison tops Calais for Class C crown
Madison’s freshman second baseman thought she had produced a measly two-out single Saturday, but as she legged it around the bases, her hit to right became something far greater. “When I hit it, I didn’t think it was going to go that far,” Wood said. “I thought I was just going to get a base […]
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Baseball state games: Usual teams, newcomers seek crowns
Bangor’s Mansfield Stadium and Mahaney Diamond on the campus of Saint Joseph’s College in Standish will become more than mere baseball facilities Saturday — they truly will be fields of dreams as state champions in Classes A, B, C and D are crowned. “This has been a long time coming for us,” said Bangor senior […]
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H.S. roundup: Annear steps down at EL; Thurlow takes over at Buckfield
Championship Saturday marks the official end of the school athletic calendar. But athletic directors around the region are still going to be busy into the summer working to fill coaching vacancies. Edward Little has begun searching for new varsity coaches in three sports, while Telstar is looking for a new boys’ basketball coach after long-time […]